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It is frequently overlooked in clinical practice because of its unclear etiology and nonspecific symptoms. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive summary of the existing literature to improve clinical awareness and diagnostic accuracy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective analysis of literature on TIPIC syndrome published before May 2024 was performed, while we reported a case of TIPIC syndrome. The results of both were collated and discussed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 58 reports including 137 patients with TIPIC were identified. The median age of the patients was 48 years, with a female predominance. All patients presented with neck pain or other concomitant symptoms, mostly with unilateral involvement. All patients had a characteristic imaging presentation with eccentric inflammatory infiltrates in the vessel wall and surrounding tissues. About 1\/3 of the patients had luminal stenosis but no blood flow disturbances. The median time to resolution of neck pain symptoms in patients was 2 weeks. Both clinical symptoms and imaging abnormalities may resolve spontaneously or following pharmacological treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>TIPIC syndrome appears to be a self-limiting condition that may involve transient immune-mediated mechanisms. Clinical awareness of this disease is needed to prevent missed diagnosis or misdiagnosis. The role of imaging in differential diagnosis and follow-up should be appreciated. There are still many unknowns in TIPIC syndrome and a large number of clinical studies are needed to fill these gaps.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fimmu.2026.1698493","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,13]],"date-time":"2026-03-13T06:49:05Z","timestamp":1773384545000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Case Report: Transient perivascular inflammation of the carotid artery syndrome: a rare etiology of self-limiting carotidynia"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yan","family":"Meng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University","place":["Changchun, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jie","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, 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